Final four nearly complete

Tuesday

Feb 5, 2013 at 1:15 AMFeb 5, 2013 at 1:17 AM

Kevin Casson 5th/6th grade tourney

Three of the four semifinalists have been settled with the final quarterfinal battle set for tonight at the Kevin Casson Memorial Tournament. El Paso and Prairie Central 6th each moved into the final four with wins on Monday. They joined St. Mary’s 6th, who advanced Saturday. Pontiac’s Apaches and Mazon-Verona-Kinsman battle tonight for the final spot. El Paso defeated Pontiac’s Comanches in the first game Monday. No score was available. PC 6th topped Holy Trinity 37-30 as Cameron Embry scored 9 points. Joe McCullough had 10 points for Holy Trinity. The other game Monday was in the consolation bracket where St. Mary’s 5th got past Odell 31-18. Rocco Sartoris had 10 points for the Saints. Miguel Barrett led the Rams with a game-high 12 points.Saturday’s Games St. Mary’s 6th advanced to the semifinal round with a 34-5 quarterfinal-round win over Ridgeview Saturday at the Kevin Casson Memorial Tournament hosted by SMS. Evan Trevino and Joey Murphy led the Saints with 8 points apiece. In other contests played Saturday, El Paso 6th topped Prairie Central 5th 41-28. Teron Fairchild scored 15 points for the Titans and Jake Bachtold had 14 for the Hawks. Pontiac’s Apaches eked out a 26-25 win over Cornerstone Christian Academy. Luke Fox scored 8 points for the Pontiac 6th graders. Mazon-Verona-Kinsman overpowered Flanagan 5th 42-19 as Sam Grushkin had 14 points. Andrew Kozak led the Falcons with 9 points. Flanagan 6th moved on in consolation play with a 28-6 decision against Prairieland. Braden Wallace had 10 points for the Falcons. Prairie Central 5th dumped Saunemin 33-13 as Jake Bachtold hit for 13 points. Peyton Cramer led the Eagles with 7 points. Holy Trinity 6th rolled past Odell 26-7 and PC 6th claimed a 35-13 win over St. Mary’s 5th in the other games on the day’s schedule.